IUrocker

Heard deal is being finalized with Lewis.

I’ve heard that about a certain coach who’s name rhymes with Lane Knife...he must be getting tired of mopping up his boss’s tears...

Hunter for sure....he was significant with the development of NBA big men Roy Hibbert, Greg Monroe, and Otto Porter...probably others I can’t think of.

Wouldn’t this make a Lewis/Fife combo seem pretty likely, or do we now think there could be someone out of left field to join one of the two?

Saw what you and the other guy were talking about on HSN about his buddy’s restaurant having a big catering order for Wednesday and that he saw Sean May on the shortlist. Definitely is interesting if it pieces together. Makes me wonder that if there is indeed a presser on Wednesday if that means we won’t hear anything about it until then with a presser, or if there could still be an announcement today, and then they say there will be a presser to go along with it on Wednesday.

If IU’s coaching staff ends up being Mike Woodson, Dane Fife, Michael Lewis, and Kenya Hunter, then wow that’s legit. Probably the best lineup we’ve had in who knows how long, and that’s regardless of the fact that 3/4 are IU guys...their track record at this point speaks volumes. Everyone is their own piece of the puzzle bringing in their own expertise to the game/team.

I know my grandparents would be extremely happy to see Fife come to IU. They are both alum and are the reason I’m so into IU basketball. Once they got to the age where they couldn’t travel, they stopped going down to Bloomington for games but then got season tickets at IPFW when Fife was the head coach there since it was close so they could root him on. They got special seats and he talked to them after just about every game. Pretty cool

I’m anxious to see if Lewis and Fife would actually come together. You would think one of them would be in line to be the takeover coach after Woodson, but wouldn’t both of them want that spot if they came?...for that reason I could see Turner being one of the assistants, but who knows. Would be more than fine with any of those 3 knowing that one of them would for sure be Lewis or Fife.

I love me some summer, but is it November yet? This is really shaking up to be as exciting as I can remember. I really do think Woodson will get the transfers and assistants he wants and the upcoming season is gonna have a feel to it we haven’t felt in a long time. I love that Coach Woodson loves IU, and he’s gonna get us back to where we are supposed to be. I don’t think he’ll accept anything less.

Makes me wonder, let’s say we do indeed wait on Lewis and end up getting him...would there be no way we get Fife, or could there be a good chance we get them both?

Yep definitely sounded like it to me...I posted the same thing but deleted because I saw you beat me to it, ha.

Gotcha thanks, and that’s very true. I don’t see how both couldn’t happen. Even if Dane hops onboard and that is announced, that doesn’t mean Roberts couldn’t also be announced that he’s in a different role.

Agreed, I definitely think he’d want to a part of this big time and I’d hope he’d be willing to do whatever role necessary to stay onboard. I’d like to think if he knew Fife had a shot at coming he’d gladly move down the line a bit to get Dane on the bench. Is the news about an assistant today going to be about Roberts staying on staff, or someone else coming in?

Nothing against Roberts, I definitely would love to see him still on staff in some form, but hearing Dane Fife will be an assistant will be a lot more exciting to hear today than Roberts returning, ha. Doesn’t seem like Mike returning would be any type of big news knowing he’s been on the transition staff. Seems likely he’d get a role somehow anyways.

Would definitely be pumped to get Fife. Seems the situation we have brewing would be intriguing and exciting for him to want to be a part of. Plus MSU obviously isn’t in the tournament still, so maybe that’s something we can hear about fairly soon. Wouldn’t be surprised if we end up getting Lewis instead though either, and that would be just fine as well. He’d probably find our situation pretty exciting as well, plus he already knows Hunter if he happens to stay on staff.

If Woodson brings the NBA style offense and let’s the players play more freely, that in itself ought to entice the players in the portal to return. Archie seemed to have them scared to do the wrong thing every play and everything was so repetitive and structured.

Do you think this plan we had ready includes knowing the assistant coaches Mike will have on his staff, or are those positions not set yet and are just hopeful candidates discussed that he might go after?

I think this could end up being a matter where the opposing coaching staffs look at the bench of our coaching staff in the pregame handshake and go “oh s**t..”.....because I really think if they brought in Woodson his staff is gonna be BA.

I kinda like knowing Matta is on staff. That oughta be a pretty good helping hand. Let’s see who else will be joining him.

I’d like to hope like heck that since it is Woodson, a plan is already in place for who could make up a star staff.

Better see freakin Fife on staff.

Must have been a matter of “if Michigan can do it...”

Omg...please be a matter of he’s signing on to be coach until Brad gets here...